Basin Bridge Farm (5 MW solar farm)
Basin Bridge Farm is a 5 MW solar farm project in Hinckley and Bosworth, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2016; the record was last updated on 15 December 2016.
5 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
15 December 2016record last updated
Hinckley and Bosworthcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 September 2015 | Application submitted |
| 18 February 2016 | Planning permission granted |
| 18 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 15 December 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Sun Farming UK
- Planning authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Planning application reference
- 15/00828/FUL
- Site area
- 10.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Basin Bridge Farm, Basin Bridge Lane, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton
- Council area (by location)
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- REPD reference
- 5643
Who decides
| Applications | Hinckley and Bosworth | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (7%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 2 of 26 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 3 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horiba Mira, Mira Drive | solar farm | 7 | operational | 3.0 |
| Elms Farm - Hinckley Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.3 |
| Hangmans Hall Farm | solar farm | 35 | refused | 4.4 |
| Weddington Road | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.6 |
| Kirkby Road | solar farm | 23.5 | approved, not built | 5.5 |
| Lychgate Lane, Aston Flamville Solar Farm | solar farm | 20 | under construction | 7.4 |
| Hall Farm Solar Farm (Newbold Verdon) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.0 |
| Hinckley Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 40 | approved, not built | 9.2 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.5614, -1.4184).